The game, that was called in the top of the seventh due to a steady downpour and rolling thunder, looked like it would be a slugfest after the opening frame in which both teams generated runs.

Bordentown got things started when Pedro Perez and third basemen Tyler O’Dell strung together a pair of hits with one out in the first. Perez used impressive foot speed to score on a Hopewell miscue, and Tyler O’Dell was brought home on a sharply hit ground ball by catcher Mike Kendall.

Hopewell managed to respond in the bottom of the first after Brodie Catherina smacked a leadoff single up the middle, and then eventually scored on a Brian Jacobs grounder. Hopewell struggled the rest of the way, and tallied only one more run over the last five innings.

Catherina, however, had a huge night at the dish for Hopewell. Of Hopewell’s five hits, three came off the bat of Catherina. The shortstop was three-for-three on the evening, with a double in the third, and scored Hopewell’s only two runs.

Bordentown benefitted from a superb outing by Dan Hornyak. After surrendering two hits in the first, Hornyak adjusted to the unusual conditions and settled down.

“It was tough getting into the zone at first,” Hornyak said of the dark skies and constant drizzle. “But then once I got into it, we started rolling a little bit.”

Once Hornyak found the zone with his heater he never looked back. The right-hander fanned five Hopewell batters in as many innings, including all three in the second.

“I started throwing my fastball for more strikes,” Hornyak said. “So once I had my fastball and slider working, I was able to start picking up strike outs.”

Hornyak got offensive support from several members of the Bordentown lineup. Pedro Perez, who finished the game on the mound for Bordentown, was two-for-four with a double in the third. And Tyler O’Dell finished two-for-three on the game with two runs scored.

Bordentown finished 22-11 in the 2012 season and is off to a fantastic start in this year’s campaign. Though the club may have lost a number of star players from its 2012 roster, Bordentown is a scrappy team with lofty expectations for this season.

“We always come through in the end,” Hornyak said of his undefeated squad.

“That’s just our Post 26 team. We’re always going to find a way to win the game.”